IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST, UK

Integrated Health Solutions^SM provided cost savings, capital investment, and increased on-time starts.

The Challenge

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is a major teaching hospital recognised as a centre of excellence in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, treating more than 20,000 patients with a variety of heart conditions annually. Dealing with growing demand driven by changing demographics, the hospital faced the stark reality that it needed to accomplish more with the same resources to minimise a funding gap. Short-term cuts were not going to address this challenge.

The Solution

To address Imperial College’s needs, Integrated Health Solutions^SM created a tailored solution to bring them the latest in cardiac technologies and to optimise non-clinical operations, aimed at closing the gap between cost and patient access. Our seven-year partnership with the Imperial team started in November 2013 and included a cardiology transformation program identifying £1.5 million of efficiency savings.

How We Did It

• State-of-the-art cath lab refurbishment and equipment maintenance
• Vendor-independent material and supply chain management
• Operational excellence
• Ongoing training and support
• Lean Academy training
• Collaboration and teamwork

The Impact

The solution has:

• Refurbished two cath labs
• Saved on supplies
• Saved on staffing costs
• Increased on-time starts
• Increased throughput
• Increased procurement efficiencies
• Increased lab uptime to 100%
• Reduced waste
• Improved retention of junior staff

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